Real Estate News & Articles

2008-01-20

Tony Gioventu Province Part one of a five-part series on strata insurance Dear Condo Smarts: I have been renting out my strata unit since 1975. Over that period, I've been fortunate to have only three tenants. However, my recent tenant has …

2008-01-20

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: I have been renting out my strata unit since 1975. Over that period, I've been fortunate to have only three tenants. However, my recent tenant has been troublesome and caused a great deal of damage …

2008-01-19

Frances Bula Sun The small Emery Barnes Park is a rare green space found in the increasingly dense Downtown South, which reached an estimated population of 11,000 in 2002 -- 14 years earlier than expected. Photograph by : Ian Lindsay, Vanco…

2008-01-19

Sun CANON FS100 FLASH MEMORY CAMCORDER BELKIN DESKTOP INTERNET PHONE FOR SKYPE USB RECHARGEABLE BATTERY CANON FS100 FLASH MEMORY CAMCORDER, $500 Thinking about upgrading your camcorder? Or feeling left out of the rush to put your favourite …

2008-01-19

Michael Sasges Sun Cressey's Tracy Chong, at the Mantra model in the new-home project's sales centre, says one building would have been too much building at the corner of Fourth and Pine. Photograph by : Ian Lindsay, Vancouver Sun Thirty of…

2008-01-19

Sun The national housing agency has a worksheet for the house-hunter that has a don't-leave-home-without-it promise to it. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.'s Home-Hunting Comparison Worksheet is an easy-to-use downloadable form that allows…

2008-01-19

Sun Only eight opportunities remain to purchase at Polygon-s Sakura A new landmark is approaching completion in the heart of Vancouver's most desirable uptown neighbourhood of South Granville. Ready to move in to this summer, Sakura, by Pol…

2008-01-18

Gillian Shaw Sun A secure Internet website no longer guarantees that consumers are safe from thieving hackers who can empty their bank accounts and pilfer their credit cards, British Columbia 's Crime Prevention Association warned Thursday.…

2008-01-18

Christine Dugas USA Today Ernestine Boach, with pet bird Sammi, got a reverse mortgage at 62. But reverse mortgages aren't always a good idea, especially in early retirement. By Max Dolberg for USA TODAY After her husband died, Ernestine Bo…

2008-01-17

Cuisine has been redesigned for modern urban living Mark Laba Province Me & Julio chef de cuisine Shelome Bouvette with a cowboy Limonada and Costillas de Cochinto. Photograph by : Les Bazso, The Province In this scientific age where mo…

2008-01-17

Sophisticated virus can clean out accounts without owners suspecting Gillian Shaw Sun Sophisticated virus hits bank websites In what is being billed as one of the most sophisticated cyber attacks to hit the Internet, a virus has been releas…

2008-01-17

Nature lovers recruited to track species in B.C. Larry Pynn Sun Rufous hummingbirds nest on Westham Island in Ladner. COURTESY TOM MIDDLETON Nature lovers from all over B.C. are being asked to get out their binoculars and notebooks and part…

2008-01-17

Canadian site's numbers grow as others decline Misty H Sun Although it's too early to declare full-fledged Facebook fatigue, the writing on the wall -- metaphorically and literally, since site members use a "Wall" to communicate -- suggests…

2008-01-17

The Yaletown steakhouse and cocktail lounge joins two newcomers -- the steaks are great but sides need more attention Mia Stainsby Sun The Prawn Cocktail from Pinky’s Steak House My husband made a surprising comment at The Shore Club,…

2008-01-17

Bada E-Yagi uses family recipes for everything from its homemade, barrel-cured spiced crab to the sauces for its robata main dishes Stephanie Yuen Sun Bada E-Yagi owner Sang Yeol Sohn holds hwang tae jim 'healthy food dish,' of naturally dr…

2008-01-17

It's a great opportunity to try new trendy places, less expensive places and rediscover forgotten favourites Joanne Sasvari Sun The best deal in town right now isn't just the good -- and cheap! -- eats being offered through Dine Out Vancouv…

2008-01-17

Motomachi Shokudo is a magnet for those seeking to buck up their spirits with ram Mia Stainsby Sun Daiji Matsubara, owner of Motomachi Shokudo restaurant, displays a noodle dish. Photograph by : Bill Keay, Vancouver Sun It's the time of yea…

2008-01-17

Edward C. Baig USA Today The Olympus Stylus 790 SW The Olympus Stylus 790 SW was dropped, dunked in water and stuck in a bucket of ice but kept on taking pictures. Digital cameras tend to be delicate. The LCD display and lens on my pricey C…

2008-01-16

Sales in Surrey, Delta, Ladner and Tsawwassen post 30 per cent of the sales Derrick Penner Sun Surrey and surrounding municipalities topped Vancouver as the Lower Mainland's top centre for condominium development in 2007, according to a new…

2008-01-15

Grant Surridge and Barbara Shecter Sun It is inevitable that B.C.-based Telus Corp. will switch its wireless network to the more widely used GSM technology -- the kind needed to provide service for Apple Inc.'s iPhone -- although observers …

2008-01-14

Jeff Lee Sun Eric Earle (right) of Milestone's says he doesn't believe the restaurant would participate in the container park, even though his employee Pete Van Beek (left) shares a house with seven others. Photograph by : Ian Smith, Vancou…

2008-01-13

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: I've just taken over as treasurer in our strata of 101 units. We have 10 rentals and for the past five years, one of our investors has been the treasurer. We had to threaten court action through our…

2008-01-13

(( CLIIP AND SAVE)) Province Make a list of projects you plan to complete during the year. Include big projects so you can budget ahead. Check toilets for leaks. Post important emergency info: Location of main gas valve, for instance, or co…

2008-01-13

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: I've just taken over as treasurer in our strata of 101 units. We have 10 rentals and for the past five years, one of our investors has been the treasurer. We had to threaten court action through our…